linemen are driving from texas to virginia this morning. all of those virginia power outages shut down the data centers for some popular websites. some 911 call centers weren't working either. [ sirens ] >> the last 24 hours have been incredibly busy for us. >> reporter: while those without power tried to stay cool, one of the fire chiefs in maryland was trying to keep his crews rolling. they, too, lost power. >> some of our fire stations right now, actually several of them, are on generator power because of the massive power outages that we've had in the area. >> reporter: here in the d.c. area, this morning, still nearly a million people without electricity. that's an improvement, believe it or not, and, paula, i got to tell you, i was one of them without electricity. it came back on last night. 20 hours without power. i never liked electricity as much as i did last night. hearing the air conditioner kick back on. >> we are spoiled, aren't we, david? >> it's amazing. >> thanks for your reporting this morning. >>> also a quick note, hottes